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Ironia
Ironia is irony, both the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what you mean and the situational sense of a cruel coincidence. Polish humour leans on it heavily, which is why foreigners often miss the joke.
Examples in context
W jego głosie słychać było wyraźną ironię.
You could hear clear irony in his voice.
Ironia losu chciała, że spóźnił się na własny ślub.
Fate had it that he was late for his own wedding.
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